Mission Produce, Inc. Appoints Shaunte Mears-Watkins to its Board of Directors
December 15, 2021 at 09:00 am EST
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Mission Produce, Inc. announced the appointment of Shaunte Mears-Watkins to its board of directors effective December 14, 2021. Mears-Watkins was appointed to the class of directors that will stand for election at the company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders. Shaunte Mears-Watkins is an accomplished global sales and marketing executive with over 20 years of experience. She currently serves as the Chief Commercial Officer at Clif Bar and Company. Before joining Clif Bar and Company in the summer of 2021, Mears-Watkins spent nearly 15 years at The Clorox Company in positions such as Vice President of Marketing, Specialty Division, and General Manager Clorox Australia, and New Zealand. Most recently, she held the position of Vice President of Strategy and Chief of Staff to the Office of the CEO.
Mission Produce, Inc. is engaged in the farming, packaging, marketing, and distribution of avocados to food retailers, distributors and produce wholesalers. It operates through three segments: Marketing and Distribution, International Farming, and Blueberries. Its Marketing and Distribution segment sources fruit from growers and then distributes the fruit through its global distribution network. Its International Farming segment owns and operates orchards from which all fruit produced is sold to its Marketing and Distribution segment. Its farming activities range from cultivating early-stage plantings to harvesting from mature trees. Its Blueberries segment is a farming operation that cultivates blueberry plants in Peru. It provides value-added services including ripening, bagging, custom packaging, logistical management, and quality assurance. The Company also provides its customers with merchandising and promotional support, insights on market trends and hands-on training.
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